Sri Lanka Forecast: Current Account Balance

1980 - 2024 | Yearly | USD bn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Sri Lanka Forecast: Current Account Balance

  • Sri Lanka Current Account Balance is forecasted to be 1.746 USD bn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund.
  • It records a decrease from the last reported number of 1.746 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • Looking ahead, Sri Lanka Current Account Balance is projected to stand at 1.746 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: BPM6: Current Account: USD.

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Sri Lanka Forecast: Current Account Balance

What is Sri Lanka's Forecast: Current Account Balance in 2024?

Sri Lanka Current Account Balance is forecasted to be 1.746 USD bn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.746 2024 2.459 2023 -4.615 2011 2.459 2023 USD bn yearly 1980 - 2024

Forecast: Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (USD bn) -3.502 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Albania (USD bn) -1.089 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Algeria (USD bn) -8.428 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Andorra (USD bn) 0.817 2030 yearly 2019 - 2030
Angola (USD bn) 1.323 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Antigua and Barbuda (USD bn) -0.256 2030 yearly 2014 - 2030
Argentina (USD bn) 2.531 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Armenia (USD bn) -1.658 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Aruba (USD bn) 0.349 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Australia (USD bn) -47.528 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Austria (USD bn) 18.022 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Azerbaijan (USD bn) -0.759 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Bahamas (USD bn) -1.154 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Bahrain (USD bn) 1.615 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Bangladesh (USD bn) -14.216 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Barbados (USD bn) -0.484 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Belarus (USD bn) -2.756 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Belgium (USD bn) -1.594 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Belize (USD bn) -0.054 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Benin (USD bn) -1.591 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Bhutan (USD bn) -1.218 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Bolivia (USD bn) -1.914 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD bn) -1.708 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Botswana (USD bn) -0.312 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Brazil (USD bn) -49.231 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Brunei (USD bn) 3.350 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Bulgaria (USD bn) -0.232 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Burkina Faso (USD bn) -1.560 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Burundi (USD bn) -0.866 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Cambodia (USD bn) -1.775 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Cameroon (USD bn) -3.270 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Canada (USD bn) -7.223 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Cape Verde (USD bn) -0.139 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Central African Republic (USD bn) -0.131 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Chad (USD bn) -0.812 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Chile (USD bn) -12.406 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
China (USD bn) 542.586 2030 yearly 1997 - 2030
Colombia (USD bn) -19.900 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Comoros (USD bn) -0.050 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Congo (USD bn) -1.618 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Costa Rica (USD bn) -2.291 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Croatia (USD bn) -0.891 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Cyprus (USD bn) -5.211 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Czech Republic (USD bn) -0.020 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Democratic Republic of Congo (USD bn) -3.657 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Denmark (USD bn) 65.577 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Djibouti (USD bn) 0.545 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Dominica (USD bn) -0.132 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Dominican Republic (USD bn) -4.546 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Ecuador (USD bn) 4.516 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Egypt (USD bn) -22.341 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
El Salvador (USD bn) -0.636 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Equatorial Guinea (USD bn) -0.489 2030 yearly 2007 - 2030
Eritrea (USD bn) 0.257 2019 yearly 1992 - 2019
Estonia (USD bn) -0.874 2030 yearly 1993 - 2030
Swaziland (USD bn) 0.033 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Ethiopia (USD bn) -3.866 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Fiji (USD bn) -0.460 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Finland (USD bn) -1.224 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
France (USD bn) 1.624 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Gabon (USD bn) -0.952 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Gambia (USD bn) -0.046 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Georgia (USD bn) -2.454 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Germany (USD bn) 253.996 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Ghana (USD bn) -0.103 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Greece (USD bn) -11.040 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Grenada (USD bn) -0.228 2030 yearly 2014 - 2030
Guatemala (USD bn) -0.030 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Guinea (USD bn) -0.066 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Guinea-Bissau (USD bn) -0.148 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Guyana (USD bn) 10.189 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Haiti (USD bn) -0.644 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Honduras (USD bn) -2.037 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD bn) 61.918 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Hungary (USD bn) 5.505 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Iceland (USD bn) 0.410 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
India (USD bn) -122.973 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Indonesia (USD bn) -22.331 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Iran (USD bn) 15.340 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Iraq (USD bn) 2.996 2030 yearly 2001 - 2030
Ireland (USD bn) 84.913 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Israel (USD bn) 22.523 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Italy (USD bn) 58.984 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Ivory Coast (USD bn) -3.798 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Jamaica (USD bn) 0.075 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Japan (USD bn) 177.000 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Jordan (USD bn) -3.472 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Kazakhstan (USD bn) -11.269 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Kenya (USD bn) -4.977 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Kiribati (USD bn) -0.031 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
South Korea (USD bn) 107.088 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Kosovo (USD bn) -1.297 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Kuwait (USD bn) 36.449 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Kyrgyzstan (USD bn) -1.733 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Laos (USD bn) 0.013 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Latvia (USD bn) -1.592 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Lebanon (USD bn) -5.565 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Lesotho (USD bn) -0.032 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Liberia (USD bn) -0.894 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Libya (USD bn) 0.246 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,101.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 93.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,776.459 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 30,149.723 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 4,090.804 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,974,344.939 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,505,275.440 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,314,106.280 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -35,815.568 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -997.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,158.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 5.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,722.129 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,090.751 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,891.315 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,155.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 12.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 358,932.953 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 180,310.512 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 232.072 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 47.165 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.815 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 436.474 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 128,801.549 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 120,614.925 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 348,757.255 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 188,684.226 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 77,752.021 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 89.340 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 163.915 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 159.832 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 399.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 241.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 25.584 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -62.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 87.880 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 56,262.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,391.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.746 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -53,070.753 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 678.254 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,050.924 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -535.699 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.312 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,904.313 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 14.458 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 142.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -2.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,218.707 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,678.997 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 22.847 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -399.156 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,722.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,627.302 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,073.771 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 788.694 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.121 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 241.172 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 397.572 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 154.893 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 7,220.861 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -252.298 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 216.613 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) -6.896 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 20.754 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 15,255.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 68,326.089 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,394.958 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 44,876.014 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,679.6 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 109.220 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1977 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 57,394.133 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 61,464.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 34,115.547 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 18.40 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,824.400 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,679.610 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 130.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 60.900 Dec 2025 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2025

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